I thought Bombshell was pretty good, provided you consider John Lithgow as an antagonist rather than a lead?
What film did you watch last night?
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I thought Bombshell was pretty good, provided you consider John Lithgow as an antagonist rather than a lead?
The Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Lu Charlie's Angels film. That was great.
lol. Try Atomic Blonde or Mad Max Fury Road for some awesome female led action.
Then Wonder Woman, Rogue One, Kick Ass off the top of my head...
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Red Sparrow and Lucy aren't too bad.
41 years after Alien came out and people are still saying this? "lol" is right.
L'Immortal (The Immortal) - a movie that runs in tandem with season 4 of Gomorra. As good as the show which in my opinion, is one of the best to ever grace our screens. I personally don't like the condensed story telling though, would rather have had a 4-6 part mini series. There is literally a scene cut where a year passes and it's just a passing point in the conversation.
...and that ending:
however...it does detract a little from S3 in that...
...and that ending:
I had such a wave of emotion when Genny pulled up. Did have to look up google who the head in the box was.
however...it does detract a little from S3 in that...
I felt sad for a while after the end of S3, the path of redemption that Ciro had taken, the ending was perfect for him and it gets wiped out in 5 minutes of the movie starting.
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Got halfway through Once Upon a Time In Hollywood but fell asleep......will try and finish it later.....
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Lady friend had never seen it before. Was a little apprehensive as it's without a doubt my favourite movie of all time and I really wanted her to like it. Thankfully, she genuinely seemed to take something away from it
It is one of the few examples of a 'perfect' movie I can think of. That doesn't contribute to it being my favourite movie, but I honestly believe it to be true in the sense that everyone involved did the absolute best they could in every regard. It is seamless. I've never finished it and thought 'meh, didn't get as much out of it this time', quite the opposite in fact. It's just a perfect story told flawlessly with great attention to detail.
Anyone who even remotely classes themselves as a bit of a 'cinephile' has almost certainly seen it already but if you haven't then I cannot recommend it enough.
Lady friend had never seen it before. Was a little apprehensive as it's without a doubt my favourite movie of all time and I really wanted her to like it. Thankfully, she genuinely seemed to take something away from it
It is one of the few examples of a 'perfect' movie I can think of. That doesn't contribute to it being my favourite movie, but I honestly believe it to be true in the sense that everyone involved did the absolute best they could in every regard. It is seamless. I've never finished it and thought 'meh, didn't get as much out of it this time', quite the opposite in fact. It's just a perfect story told flawlessly with great attention to detail.
Anyone who even remotely classes themselves as a bit of a 'cinephile' has almost certainly seen it already but if you haven't then I cannot recommend it enough.
That's fair. It's all relative I suppose. It's almost certainly the scariest film I've watched in my adult life. Was suffering from pretty severe anxiety and depression around the first time I watched it and it really hit home.
My GF used to be a practicing support worker for children with autism and she said the movie was a damning indictment on how society perceives both the children and parents of those who suffer from it, as well as the challenges parents go through mentally themselves. Never took that from it myself but after she highlighted it, that's all I see.
Perhaps I should revisit it, I went into it on my initial watch just expecting straight forward horror and maybe that's why I didn't appreciate it so much.
I've always included it in a shortlist of highly rated horror that got a 'meh' reaction from me afterwards, other notable inclusions being The \/\/itch, It Comes At Night and Hereditary. By rights, Midsommar should be on that list but i found it compelling and couldn't tear myself away from it.
I think all of those film are part of that new age wave of horror that seems to gaining considerable favour with critics and awards festival (pretty much anything with the A24 logo stamped on it). I like them all, mostly because they favour the 'tell don't show' method of storytelling which is infinitely more effective as a scare tactic imo. Despite that, I still don't think we've had anything that could be seen as a 'modern classic' just yet. As in, in 20-30 years time I don't think anyone will be talking about The Babadook or Midsommar in the same way they do about Rosemarys Baby or The Exorcist. This generation has yet to have a film like that imo. Again, as much as I love a lot of these films, they always feel like they try a wee bit too hard to be progressive within the genre. Tying to think what I would consider to be the last truly great horror film from the west now... Really liked the Suspira remake but I don't think that qualifies.
I pretty much agree with all your points and doubt there is much at the moment that will stick as a future classic.
However...over the last decade, a standout movie I continually go back to and rewatch is It Follows, I think i'll still be watching that in another 30 years when i'm in the old folks home. Its delivery, consistency, uncertainty and mood just grab me and it's a near perfect horror film. I also appreciate the rules it sets down, most horror these days ommits that, makes things up as it goes along.
I'm just rambling in between work and not sure how much sense i've made, I guess I just really love it Follows and consider it one of the only modern classic horrors.
I pretty much agree with all your points and doubt there is much at the moment that will stick as a future classic.
However...over the last decade, a standout movie I continually go back to and rewatch is It Follows, I think i'll still be watching that in another 30 years when i'm in the old folks home. Its delivery, consistency, uncertainty and mood just grab me and it's a near perfect horror film. I also appreciate the rules it sets down, most horror these days ommits that, makes things up as it goes along.
I'm just rambling in between work and not sure how much sense i've made, I guess I just really love it Follows and consider it one of the only modern classic horrors.
Aha nah it's very coherent, don't worry
I do love It Follows a lot. That soundtrack is absolutely a personal favourite of mine. I think South Korea and Japan are pretty consistently putting out excellent horror. It's a shame no one ever seems to hold there stuff in quite the same regard. Tale of Two Sisters and I Saw the Devil are incredible and Audition might be the most gruesome thing ever put to film...
Aha nah it's very coherent, don't worry
I do love It Follows a lot. That soundtrack is absolutely a personal favourite of mine. I think South Korea and Japan are pretty consistently putting out excellent horror. It's a shame no one ever seems to hold there stuff in quite the same regard. Tale of Two Sisters and I Saw the Devil are incredible and Audition might be the most gruesome thing ever put to film...
I was highly recommending I Saw The Devil to another member on the Underclockers discord the other night as it goes.
I will need to seek out ToTS, you've got my curioisty...I also have never watched Audition in it's entirety.Speaking of foreign horror, the french were really leading the pack a decade or so back with the likes of Martyrs, Frontier(s), Switchblade Romance and Inside...all seems to be quite quiet as of late though.
The soundtrack makes that film, I can understand why people watching it on a standard TV don't get it, but watching it with a big sound system makes it a different beast.
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I probably should have clarified more but films where all the leading cast are female....not just the lead as I like all the films mentioned above.
That wasn't bad actually especially compared to the latest one.
Haven't watched that. Probably not my type of film but I'll try it. Thanks
Solo: A Star Wars Story. 6/10
Have Disney+ so have watching all the Star Wars movies in chronological order not the order they were released in.
The first 3 were poor. This was an improvement. It was a ok film without ever crossing into been a good or even great film. Alden Ehrenreich doesn't have the same screen presence and charisma as Harrison Ford. He is too clean cut to play the part effectively.
Some of the Special Effects were good though.
Rogue one is next on the watch list.
Have Disney+ so have watching all the Star Wars movies in chronological order not the order they were released in.
The first 3 were poor. This was an improvement. It was a ok film without ever crossing into been a good or even great film. Alden Ehrenreich doesn't have the same screen presence and charisma as Harrison Ford. He is too clean cut to play the part effectively.
Some of the Special Effects were good though.
Rogue one is next on the watch list.
Best of the Disney ones imo, would probably be 3rd on a "best of" list as well for me.
I don’t get the love for Rogue One at all. It’s split into three very distinct and linear segments and is quite boring on a rewatch particularly ‘Planet X’ and ‘Planet Y’ - only third planet ‘Z’ with the antenna is a bit more interesting. The supporting ‘monk’ and ‘heavy weapon’ characters are a bit rubbish and super cliched. The robot is awesome though.
I think RO gets a little overpraised because people like the grittier vibe and the darker moments (notably Vader going nuts) which is fun and novel but overall it just feels too... narrow and dry, to me.
I actually preferred Solo... but in that film I’m definitely docking points for that annoying robot. Definitely the worst character in any SW film.
I think RO gets a little overpraised because people like the grittier vibe and the darker moments (notably Vader going nuts) which is fun and novel but overall it just feels too... narrow and dry, to me.
I actually preferred Solo... but in that film I’m definitely docking points for that annoying robot. Definitely the worst character in any SW film.